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Brave New World is probably a better dystopian comparison than 1984. More "oppression-by-comfort" than "boot-on-face-forever".
by blaser-waffle 7y ago
Brave New World is probably a better dystopian comparison than 1984.
More "oppression-by-comfort" than "boot-on-face-forever".
- ghostcluster 7y agoEvery time Orwell's 1984 is mentioned on the Internet it gets this exact followup comment about Brave New World. Not saying it's wrong, but this is just some kind of law of internet discussions.
- markdown 7y agoghostcluster's law.
- pmiller2 7y agoIMO, that's because the world is headed toward a techno-dystopia that lies somewhere between 1984 and Brave New World.
- deleted 7y ago[deleted]
- polynomial 7y agoPostman's Law.
- pixl97 7y agoOppression by comfort comes first, oppression by boot comes second after you decide the comfort isnt worth it.
- bittercynic 7y agoIt's much cheaper that way. If most fall in line in exchange for comfort, you don't need to pay for nearly as many boots on faces.
- Razengan 7y agoUntil you have robot armies you don’t need to pay, period.
- api 7y agoI've heard it put this way: the dystopia we're building is Brave New World unless you truly get in the way, in which case it rapidly becomes 1984.